| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Oxendine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Joseph Stover steals it from Sergio Martinez | 29-21 |
| 19:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover banks in the layup | 31-21 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | James Saunders loses the ball out of bounds | 31-21 |
| 19:06 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue buries a floater from the baseline set up by Joseph Stover | 33-21 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Brent Winters takes the ball from Marlon Johnson | 33-21 |
| 18:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Oxendine is called for the reach on William Donoghue - foul #2 on Michael Oxendine, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 18:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Sampson | 36-21 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-21 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Sergio Martinez - foul #1 on Sergio Martinez, team foul #2 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings (SF), Johnny Higdon (PF) Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue misses the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 17:36 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue makes the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez banks in the layup set up by James Saunders | 37-23 |
| 17:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon buries a shot from just outside the lane | 39-23 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine travels with the ball | 39-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Nicholas Reiss (SG), Ronald Pinto (C) Joseph Stover, Brent Winters, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson, Sergio Martinez | |
| 16:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-23 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Scott Daley | 39-23 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey's pass is intercepted by Arthur Lyman | 39-23 |
| 15:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-23 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) SG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Pinto (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Brokaw (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF), Jay Davidson (PF) Arthur Lyman, Paul Skillings, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF) William Brokaw, Thomas Horrocks, Gregory Torbett, Scott Daley | |
| 15:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson travels with the ball | 41-23 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | James Saunders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-23 |
| 15:18 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jay Davidson | 41-23 |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 41-23 |
| 15:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson snags the offensive board | 41-23 |
| 14:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon connects on the jumper from the right wing | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Lonnie Burrell and the foul's on Johnny Higdon - foul #2 on Johnny Higdon, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Ronald Pinto (C) Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Higdon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses the free throw | 43-25 |
| 14:42 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jay Davidson | 43-25 |
| 14:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dorsey | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-25 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 13:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-25 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue (C) Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) James Saunders, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-25 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 13:09 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 43-25 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lonnie Burrell | 43-25 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Scott Daley knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Horrocks | 43-27 |
| 12:36 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Joseph Stover | 45-27 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Scott Daley double dribbles | 45-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (SG), Paul Skillings (SF), Johnny Higdon (PF) Brent Winters, Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (PG), James Saunders (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF) Lonnie Burrell, Thomas Horrocks, Gregory Torbett, Scott Daley | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:57 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue is called for traveling | 45-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG) Joseph Stover | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) SG - Nicholas Reiss (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Skillings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Higdon (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Donoghue (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Brokaw (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Oxendine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez is fouled on the floor by Paul Skillings - foul #1 on Paul Skillings, team foul #2 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto (C) William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez is denied on a layup by Johnny Higdon | 45-27 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson can't tip it in | 45-27 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson hits the follow up shot | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Brent Winters (SG) Arthur Lyman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey (C) Sergio Martinez | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-29 |
| 10:46 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Brent Winters | 45-29 |
| 10:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 10:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto tips it home | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | William Brokaw can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 10:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | William Brokaw picks off the pass by Nicholas Reiss in the backcourt | 47-29 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey buries a shot from the left block set up by William Brokaw | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Dorsey - foul #2 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover (PG), Jay Davidson (PF), William Donoghue (C) Nicholas Reiss, Johnny Higdon, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Scott Daley (PF) William Brokaw, James Saunders, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson | |
| 10:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 10:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Scott Daley's layup is rejected by Paul Skillings | 49-31 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG), Johnny Sampson (SF) Brent Winters, Paul Skillings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez (C) Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Scott Daley comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 49-33 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell gets the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell misses short on a shot from the baseline | 49-33 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 08:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Stover hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 49-33 |
| 08:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson grabs the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 08:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 08:21 | Middle Tenn. State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Stover | 49-33 |
| 08:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jay Davidson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Joseph Stover (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Sampson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - William Donoghue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Scott Daley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 07:45 | Middle Tenn. State | William Donoghue grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 07:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Sampson is denied on a layup by Sergio Martinez | 49-33 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sergio Martinez | 49-33 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Timothy Myers is called for the reach on Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Timothy Myers, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Brent Winters (SG), Paul Skillings (SF), Johnny Higdon (PF), Ronald Pinto (C) Joseph Stover, Timothy Myers, Johnny Sampson, Jay Davidson, William Donoghue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (PG), James Saunders (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Lonnie Burrell, Thomas Horrocks, Gregory Torbett, Scott Daley, Sergio Martinez | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | James Saunders comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Marlon Johnson picks off the pass by Johnny Higdon | 49-33 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | James Saunders can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 05:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon slams it home and he's hacked by Marlon Johnson - foul #1 on Marlon Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG) Brent Winters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Richard Fillmore (PF) James Saunders, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson | |
| 05:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Johnny Higdon misses the free throw | 51-33 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Richard Fillmore snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is whistled for a carry | 51-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF) Richard Fillmore | |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lawrence Dorsey - foul #3 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 04:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Paul Skillings is called for the reach on Gregory Torbett - foul #2 on Paul Skillings, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Myers (SG), Robin Cosey (PF) Nicholas Reiss, Ronald Pinto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Brokaw | 53-36 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy Myers | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is whistled for traveling | 56-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG) William Brokaw | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Lyman (fresh) SG - Timothy Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Skillings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robin Cosey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Higdon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Torbett steals the ball from Robin Cosey | 56-36 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Torbett | 56-38 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robin Cosey makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Lyman | 58-38 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Horrocks and he's hacked by Johnny Higdon - foul #3 on Johnny Higdon, team foul #5 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Nicholas Reiss (PG), Ronald Pinto (PF) Arthur Lyman, Paul Skillings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (SG), Richard Fillmore (PF) Thomas Horrocks, Scott Daley | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett makes the free throw | 58-41 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Myers | 60-41 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 02:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 01:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Dorsey is called for the reach on Timothy Myers - foul #4 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman (PG), Paul Skillings (SF) Timothy Myers, Robin Cosey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), Scott Daley (PF) Wilson Kaspar, Richard Fillmore | |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman makes the 3 from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | William Brokaw buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Horrocks | 63-44 |
| 00:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Skillings misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett banks in the layup set up by William Brokaw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Lawrence Dorsey swats the layup by Johnny Higdon | 63-46 |
| 00:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Pinto grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Lyman runs out the clock | 63-46 |